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I'M HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING ENOUGH IN MY SYSTEM EVERY DAY. I WAS BANDED ON THE 29TH OF AUGUST AND HAVEN'T YET HAD A FILL BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO EAT MEAT. TRIED FISH BUT UNLESS IT'S IN A SAUCE I CAN'T GET MORE THAN A COUPLE OF BITES DOWN AND THEN IT BLOCKS. LAST NIGHT I TRIED SOME CHICKEN WITH VEGGIES BUT DIDN'T MANAGE TO GET MUCH DOWN , I FELT REALLY FULL ALL EVENING AND IT'S NOON AND I HAVEN'T YET HAD ANYTHING BUT TEA AND WATER AS MY STOMACH STILL FEELS FULL. I KNOW I'M NOT GETTING ENOUGH NUTRITION IN A DAY BUT AM NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO. DO ALL OF YOU EAT GROUND MEAT.LEAN GROUND BEEF COOKED IN A BROTH IS EASIER TO GET DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE:blushing:

Hi .... I was banded on the 29 of August and I'm suppose to get a fill on the 15th of Oct but I still can't eat regular food as it blocks after a couple of bites. I've put myself back on full liquids for a couple of days to see if that would help. Last night I had some Cereal I still feel full this morning I hope everything is o.k. last week I lost 6 pounds, the other weeks it was more around 2 pounds, maybe I won't get a fill either. Has anybodyelse had the same problems of feeling full after a month so easily, I feel hungry occasionnally but not often. I'm pretty happy with myself as I'm walking every day and it's not a natural thing for me, I'm up to 30 min. and my goal is 60 min., sometimes I have to kick myself but I've been trucking on. Does a wii really help and is it kind of fun and also what does the wii fit consist of. I want to congradulate all of you that are doing so well and I know you will keep going , we are all afraid to fail but I think we need to believe in ourselves and really believe we can do this and change our life for good. I'll be thinking of all of you and sending you some positive energy and I hope you'll be doing the same for me. All of you keep going....:wink_smile::smile2::teeth_smile::redface::biggrin:

Hi everyone. I was banded on the 29 th of august.On monday the 15 th I started the mushie diet. Last night for supper a has potatoes, carrots and ham all mushed up but couldn't eat it all as I thought I was going to vomit but took some deep breaths and it finally settled down but I felt really full all evening . Tonight I also feel realy full since I ate does everyone feel like this. Also my weight , I go down a couple a pounds and up a pound even thought I know I'm not eating too much...... I've lost about 10 pounds since banding but I seem stuck there. Are things like this for anyone else? Please tell me I'm normal........... Keep going strong.

I want to say thank you to the one's who came back to me about feeling to full. I'm doing better, I start soft food tomorrow to gradually go on to regular food.I talked to the nurse this week and she advised no pieces of meat yet so that the fibers of the pouch wont stretch too fast. I'm going to go to omelets and overcooked veggies with mushie meats for a while yet. I will be having my first fill on the 15th of october.What has everybody else found that fills you up when your on soft food. I have oatmeal in the morning and that seems to satisfy me quite well. I will eventually get the hang of thisl

Hi Thank you for taking the time to encourage me , today I'm eating less and maybe more often as I still feel full from yesterday. My surgeon suggest that we take no more than 10 min. to eat a meal so that we feel full faster. Have a nice day.

Hi everyone. Since monday I've been on liquids such as cream Soups and smoothies and I always seem to have a bad taste in my mouth , was wondering if anybody else has the same problem. I'm not feeling too much hunger which is good, but I'm missing the chewing part. Hope things keep going o.k. :tongue2:

Hi I've been drinking more and the bad taste in my mouth is not as bad. What is this thing about gum getting stuck..... I'm still not suffering too much hunger and that's quite o.k. I'm trying not to weight myself more than once a week as I don't want to become obsessed. I was having trouble with my blood pressure it was too low but today I'm feeling better I'm even doing some house cleaning. Have a nice day:wink_smile:

I was banded on the 29th, had 2 days of clear liquid and 14 days of full liquids , still have a week to go. I'm working hard at getting all I need into my system, so I put bought egg whites in my smoothies along with silky tofu, yogourt, frozen fruit also I use soy milk as there's a lot of calcium in it. In my soups, I cooked a whole bunch of different veggies and pured them , I also add tofu to them and chicken broth. I haven't felt lots of hunger with these. I also pureed a chunky soup and added chicken broth to it , also I like pea soup so I pureed some of that also. I've taken fiber that dilutes in water and have no problem with constipation. My biggest problem is my blood pressure as i was taking medication for high blood pressure and ever since my banding I've had low , like way under a hundred so for the last 3 days haven't taken my med It's better but still kinda low. Also whenever I go out I feel weak, get hot and tired . I think I'm kind of pale. Thought I was drinking enough water but I will try taking more to see if it makes a difference. hold tight it's just a few days out of your life.

Hello everyone... I'm older than most of you but feel as young inside. I was banded on the 29th of August.I had been waiting for only 7 months. I live in Quebec Canada so things are a little less complicated here to have the surgery. I have 3 adult children and 3 grandchildren who are a gift from life itself. I'm a nurse who is still working, but i'm no longer in a hospital but in a goverment service where people can call for help with their health problems. I've had a weight problem that started in my late twenties and just got worse with time. No one else in my family is overweight. Have been married for 39 years to the same man and plan on having another 30 with him. I suffer from degenerative arthritis and have had both my knees replaced , would like them to last as long as possible so I had to do something. So far everything is going o.k. but I'm a little anxious about the future and how it will be living with a band. Also I need to start moving more if I want to lose the weight and that is a challenge for me. I,m counting on support from others like me to be able to make this work. Thank you for taking the time to read my long dissertation

I was banded yesterday and my first day was pretty good. Some discomfort but nothing too bad. Looking forward to feeling better and really getting going.:smile:

I was banded 48 hrs ago and i have a lot of stomach gas and intestinal gas also. I'm on clear liquids and i feel very full. I was wondering if anobody else has this......:thumbdown:

I was banded 48 hrs ago in montreal at l' Hotel Dieu hospital by a very nice surgeon dr Pierre Leclerc.